China is imposing sanctions on several US individuals and organisations in response to recent US sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong.
The counter-sanctions come days before US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is due to visit China.
The US sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong were because of their role in the security crackdown in the territory.
China introduced the National Security Law in Hong Kong last year in response to massive pro-democracy protests.
China's foreign ministry said on Friday that the recent US sanctions were designed to "groundlessly smear Hong Kong's business environment" and "gravely violate international law and basic norms governing international relations".
As commerce secretary under former President Donald Trump, Mr Ross expanded the number of firms that could not trade with American firms without a prior license, including Chinese telecom giants like Huawei and ZTE.
The relationship between Beijing and Washington became even more strained under the Trump administration.
Mr Ross is just the latest former member of the Trump administration to be hit with sanctions by China.
In January, it announced sanctions against outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and 27 other top Trump officials.
The Biden administration called that move "unproductive and cynical".
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